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State Awards to Members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the Young Academy

20 02 2024

On the occasion of 16 February, the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda awarded state decorations to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and foreign countries for their services to the Republic of Lithuania and for the promotion of Lithuania's name worldwide. Professor Valentinas Mikelėnas, a full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, and Dr Ieva Plikusienė, the chair of the Young Academy, were among the awardees.

Prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas, an academician, doctor habilitatus, was awarded the Cross of Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas for his extraordinary merits in establishing the system of private law in Lithuania, the development of the legal discipline of private law and the civil procedure, and for his long and significant teaching activities.

Dr Ieva Plikusienė, an associate professor, was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas for her research in biotechnology of the highest international level that contributes significantly to scientific progress in various fields, and for the promotion of Lithuania's name worldwide.

On this occasion, the community of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences extend their congratulations and best wishes to Prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas and Dr Ieva Plikusienė.

Prepared from information of the President’s Communication Group

https://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidentas-iteike-valstybes-apdovanojimus-uz-nuopelnus-lietuvai/42290

Translation: Diana Barnard